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he said we are going to keep the deficits and raise tax rates on the rich. campaign city, here we go. i don't think this is specific. it was broad in general and appealed to a lot of universal themes. anyone watching that team will know that it wasn't ideal logical speech. it was an important speech. the is agenda was laid out in the presidential campaign. he won that. the american people voted for that. here, he was laying out the not very specific things he was going to do. but a vision for the country. he was dividing the gop. i don't think the president can take credit for the ambivalence that exists within the republican party. i mean how do you see this? >> there is no question you can't deny that obama wants to end the reagan era. but the second point is, can obama split the republican party? to some extent he did on the fiscal cliff vote. he has a lot of issues like this. immigration and gun control. to mark's point. the president went out there and tested what he believes is his vision. this first term was about being a sen trist and now he is not h
he said we are going to keep the deficits and raise tax rates on the rich. campaign city, here we go. i don't think this is specific. it was broad in general and appealed to a lot of universal themes. anyone watching that team will know that it wasn't ideal logical speech. it was an important speech. the is agenda was laid out in the presidential campaign. he won that. the american people voted for that. here, he was laying out the not very specific things he was going to do. but a vision for...
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so the energy demand and energy supply and infrastructure deficit is there. and you know, we see, you know, doubling of energy demand over the next decade. and that's going to continue fueling the name for -- >> you see that sort of energy demand then. how are you reacting in terms of what your investment strategy is going to be, your production strategy? >> we've been in asia for just over 40 years. and leighton is one of the few companies with a full economic footprint off of asia. we continue to export services where we can extract value. we're excited about the opportunities we see, especially in countries such as indonesia. >> just talk about australia. we heard inflation, a little weaker than expected today. mr. swann from rbc says there's potentially room to cut rates. do you think they need to? what's your view of the economy? >> i think the big issue for us that we're seeing affecting a lot of businesses is the strong australian dollar. and i think companies need to adjust to a new norm of having a stronger dollar and what does that mean and how can
so the energy demand and energy supply and infrastructure deficit is there. and you know, we see, you know, doubling of energy demand over the next decade. and that's going to continue fueling the name for -- >> you see that sort of energy demand then. how are you reacting in terms of what your investment strategy is going to be, your production strategy? >> we've been in asia for just over 40 years. and leighton is one of the few companies with a full economic footprint off of...
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the problem is that was the last deficit increase. the $1.2 trillion is sort of already in the bank. the credit agencies, by the way, assume we're going to make those cuts. so if you're suggesting that we do additional sequestration on the smaller part of the budget, the 38% we talked about, domestic discretionary, i suppose that's one way you could go. but, it ignores the fact that we've got this bigger part of the budget that's more politically sensitive, but has to be dealt with. the biggest part of the budget and the fastest growing part of the budget. it also, the $1.2 trillion is in the bank because of the discussions we had two years ago. >> you think the democrats would not see that as a credible threat? they would say go ahead, let the sequestration kick in? >> well, i think democrats and republicans alike would like to alter the way the sequestration works. but i hope that nobody's talking about not making good on our commitment to reach the $1.2 trillion. i'm certainly not. and those of us who are concerned on the across-th
the problem is that was the last deficit increase. the $1.2 trillion is sort of already in the bank. the credit agencies, by the way, assume we're going to make those cuts. so if you're suggesting that we do additional sequestration on the smaller part of the budget, the 38% we talked about, domestic discretionary, i suppose that's one way you could go. but, it ignores the fact that we've got this bigger part of the budget that's more politically sensitive, but has to be dealt with. the biggest...
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i mean, america still has got to deal with its deficit. okay. we've gone over the cliff, now we have the debt ceiling. but, you know, even if they get over those two short-term problems, you still have got the problem of a massive deficit, which is going to have to be reigned in. at some point, you're going to get a fiscal squeeze in america and that is going to put a break on what is not very far from economic growth. i think you'll have that which is always something that is going to be there in the background. you have a lot of debt, as well, still in the private sector, which needs to be fluffed off. there's a deraef raejing that you've been seeing right across the western world is still going to go on, i think, for the best part of this decade. >> and we heard leading up to this election that rarely has a u.s. president been elected with such high levels of unemployment. what was different this time? >> oh, i think it had something to do with the candidate he was facing not being able to energize the public. but i also think, look, reflatio
i mean, america still has got to deal with its deficit. okay. we've gone over the cliff, now we have the debt ceiling. but, you know, even if they get over those two short-term problems, you still have got the problem of a massive deficit, which is going to have to be reigned in. at some point, you're going to get a fiscal squeeze in america and that is going to put a break on what is not very far from economic growth. i think you'll have that which is always something that is going to be there...
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, the average person thinks that we suddenly had a revenue shortfall and that's why we're running a deficit. they have no idea that we've got tons of revenue but that spending is at a ridiculous level now. 25% of gdp. it needs to get down to 17% of gdp. nobody has explained this to the public properly or convincingly. >> aunder your favorite presidet the debt has gone from roughly 10 trillion to 16 trillion. we just had the treasury numbers out yesterday. in fact, in the last year it went up again 1.3 trillion. now, this leaves an opening for the republicans. but i don't think they're smart enough to take it. and i agree with costa. actually, the president, who is a very clever political guy, they're letting him get off because he doesn't want to cut 13e7bding. mark is right. except smash the defense department. the rest of it, the entitlements, the discretionary, the little entitlements, he doesn't want to touch them. >> i don't know. was there a question in there? >> i think somewhere. somewhere there's a question. >> i don't know what to say. i guess spending is not what the democrats ru
, the average person thinks that we suddenly had a revenue shortfall and that's why we're running a deficit. they have no idea that we've got tons of revenue but that spending is at a ridiculous level now. 25% of gdp. it needs to get down to 17% of gdp. nobody has explained this to the public properly or convincingly. >> aunder your favorite presidet the debt has gone from roughly 10 trillion to 16 trillion. we just had the treasury numbers out yesterday. in fact, in the last year it went...
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account deficits. these are the things that really matter. and they're just kind of big macros. so they divide them down to a single session or a quick abrupt move. but they're the real flows in the global economy that are going to matter going forward. >> yeah, all right. i'm staying long. i'm staying long, kevin. >> well, we think last year we gave it a bite on the cheek. but that's going to be a lot harder this year, joe. and one of the things you're pointing out are extremely high gdp. and so the big thing this year is to make the switch. the customers are now the employees. the employees are the future customers. so you've got to keep the growth and accelerate the growth in employment over the 1.25/1.50 that we're doing if we're going to keep the equity market going in the direction that it has been for the past two years. >> all right, kevin ferry. thank you. >> is that a phone ringing down there, kevin? >> yeah. someone is trying to get to their broker. >> it would ring and ring and ring. >> tha
account deficits. these are the things that really matter. and they're just kind of big macros. so they divide them down to a single session or a quick abrupt move. but they're the real flows in the global economy that are going to matter going forward. >> yeah, all right. i'm staying long. i'm staying long, kevin. >> well, we think last year we gave it a bite on the cheek. but that's going to be a lot harder this year, joe. and one of the things you're pointing out are extremely...
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. >> so guys, get ready for another political fight here in washington over spending and deficits. but it is not a fight over the debt ceiling, it is a fight over sequestering. back to you. >> all right, eamon, thank you very much. >>> it is patriotic wednesday here on "street signs." why not? american stock market has been taking names, lately. in fact, look at the global market over the last two years. china market, hong kong market, anyway. down. germany, only up 9% over two years. but look at good old u.s. of a., folks. that's up 16%. but let's find out why. joining us now is pimco head of corporate bonds, morningstar's 2012 bond fund manager of the year. he is man that when he bestrides the trading floor, they play america the beautiful, mark. we appreciate it. we know that stocks and bonds only go up for wrun one reason, right? so why have so many people around the world been interested in buying american lately? >> well, i think that's true of houses. you nailed it. basically the demand is sko exceeding the supply. inventory is a perfect forward looking indicator of where pr
. >> so guys, get ready for another political fight here in washington over spending and deficits. but it is not a fight over the debt ceiling, it is a fight over sequestering. back to you. >> all right, eamon, thank you very much. >>> it is patriotic wednesday here on "street signs." why not? american stock market has been taking names, lately. in fact, look at the global market over the last two years. china market, hong kong market, anyway. down. germany, only...
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but the deficit has to be dealt with. and it needs to be dealt with in a matter of months. >> i guess the question, jim, here, is are they sort of sandbagging or preparing us for the worst? they did have to slash 2012 in october, so maybe they're preempting -- >> you come on tv, you've got to be statesman-like. you can't come in here and say, look, i think it's going to be good. she's just saying -- she's writing off europe. i think europe is stabilizing. they get a turn in asia. tio-2 was a disappointment. i think it's troughing. latin america really strong. ag really strong. i think it's actually gotten its groove back. >> in terms of the chemicals, performance chemicals were down by 15%, sales, electronics, communications also down. ag you mentioned, bright spot, up 18%. they've been talking for a long time about strong demand in latin america for seeds, which have been an add to the other agricultural names, like monsanto. >> finally you can see it. one of the things of the great ceo of ppg, he's been saying, some of
but the deficit has to be dealt with. and it needs to be dealt with in a matter of months. >> i guess the question, jim, here, is are they sort of sandbagging or preparing us for the worst? they did have to slash 2012 in october, so maybe they're preempting -- >> you come on tv, you've got to be statesman-like. you can't come in here and say, look, i think it's going to be good. she's just saying -- she's writing off europe. i think europe is stabilizing. they get a turn in asia....
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the always colorful senator alan simpson is with us, no bigger advocate of getting america's debt and deficit under control, but does he think the debt ceiling is the leverage that republicans should use to get that done? he'll join us exclusively, and i know you're going to ask him about that. >> absolutely. >> let's check out the action on the street right here. here's how things are shaping up with less than an hour to go. the dow jones industrial average hitting basically at the highs of the day. had been down around 60 points earlier. talking about a gain of 20 points on the blue chip average. fractional move at 13,527. nasdaq chart pattern looks similar. take a look though it's negative. down about nine points on the nasdaq, a quarter points lower and the s&p 500 looks like this. similar chart pattern as the dow up a fraction on the standard & poor's but still that's the high of the afternoon. let's get more on the markets in today's "closing bell" exchange by hank smith and steve from comcast funds and our own rick santelli. >> hello. >> good to see you guys. >> thank you so much for j
the always colorful senator alan simpson is with us, no bigger advocate of getting america's debt and deficit under control, but does he think the debt ceiling is the leverage that republicans should use to get that done? he'll join us exclusively, and i know you're going to ask him about that. >> absolutely. >> let's check out the action on the street right here. here's how things are shaping up with less than an hour to go. the dow jones industrial average hitting basically at the...
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i like the enforced budget cuts because that really helps the deficit. so i'm in favor of that. >> it's another reason the vix is down this much today, judge. you look at the market the market is pretty flat today. but the vix is just getting cranked. >> on your point, sorry to interrupt, i want to let everybody know the vix is now, reading a note from our news desk the vix is below 13 for the first time since june of 2007. and lot of that would mean that the risk premiums of course have shrunk and that would be because people are looking out saying rather than at the end of january beginning of february they've got to really ramp up the rhetoric and we get right back to the fisticuffs we saw in december we're not perhaps going to get that now because of this what john harwood just reported. >> another down day for apple and off more than 4% this week is a bottom near or will demand worries keep weighing on shares? pete, i'll go to you on this one. >> stay away from apple. i don't understand what the fascination. everybody has had this fascination that t
i like the enforced budget cuts because that really helps the deficit. so i'm in favor of that. >> it's another reason the vix is down this much today, judge. you look at the market the market is pretty flat today. but the vix is just getting cranked. >> on your point, sorry to interrupt, i want to let everybody know the vix is now, reading a note from our news desk the vix is below 13 for the first time since june of 2007. and lot of that would mean that the risk premiums of course...
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it doesn't create new deficits, it doesn't create new spending. so not raising the debt ceiling is sort of like a family trying to improve its credit rating saying, i know how we can save money, we won't pay our credit card bills. not the most effect of way to improve your credit rating. >> ben bernanke says the u.s. economy appears to be willing to raise the debt ceiling. it's downplaying fierce that this could lead to higher inflation. >>. >> what do you think? >> well, i think, you know, what we've seen in the beginning of the year, like the solution of the fiscal cliff for the fist time in the more global renegotiation, what bernanke know and the government is they don't want the economy to be in another recession. probably it's going to be a slow process, but the final aim is there and everybody knows where we need to go. >> all right. let's remind you what's on today's show. we take a look out at the auto show. 5:30 eastern. spain is set to tap the bond market today. it's going to tell 12 and 18-month t bills. analysis is due in about 30 min
it doesn't create new deficits, it doesn't create new spending. so not raising the debt ceiling is sort of like a family trying to improve its credit rating saying, i know how we can save money, we won't pay our credit card bills. not the most effect of way to improve your credit rating. >> ben bernanke says the u.s. economy appears to be willing to raise the debt ceiling. it's downplaying fierce that this could lead to higher inflation. >>. >> what do you think? >>...
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we have an education deficit, we have a skill development deficit that is closely related to education, we have an infrastructure development and repair deficit of e enormously important proportions, and you need only look at the experience of other countries coming out of the recession including countries with very different political systems than ours to see the close relationship that infrastructure investment development has on the likelihood and the pace of recovery from a severe global downturn. we also have an important and urgent need to address the issue of energy independence, an opportunity that more than ever before is sitting right in front of us ready to be advanced in the next year or two. but again, it requires leadership and initiative in washington and immigration reform, again, a subject that was discussed before. one more word, finally, about the process. and for this i kind of go back to a much earlier part of my life when i was a professor or of law at columbia, and one of the summits i taught -- subjects i taught every year was negotiation, negotiation in a varie
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deficit now exceeds 100% of debt gdp ratio. so we may be experiencing the initial tax of extended deficit financing. the longer-term problem is to a very large extent a product of key entitlement programs that are an important part of the nation's safety net for the elderly. the growth of spending in the nation's entitlement programs can help a program secure for current and future workers than we think that's very important. by 2035, there will be only two workers per beneficiary to 60 federal retiree who have 50% longer retirement than encouraging 1895. so this is a serious issue. currently the social security retirement is a pay-as-you-go system that provides for and no benefits and tax collects. this will lead to insolvency, particularly with the increasing number of baby boomers retiring every day is referred to by maia and lewis. others news, nor do i have the program make expertise necessary to suggest solutions, it's important that congress and allies acceptable methods to assure that these programs to retirees. reforms
deficit now exceeds 100% of debt gdp ratio. so we may be experiencing the initial tax of extended deficit financing. the longer-term problem is to a very large extent a product of key entitlement programs that are an important part of the nation's safety net for the elderly. the growth of spending in the nation's entitlement programs can help a program secure for current and future workers than we think that's very important. by 2035, there will be only two workers per beneficiary to 60 federal...
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there is an issue with respect to fiscal deficit. where we saw the debt ceiling. so if that were to get into any kind of a logjam, not getting results, there can be some amount of sentiment that can impact us. and impact the customers and, therefore, to us. similarly in india, you look, the budget is going to come up in february. worry seeing further moderation in interest rates. but we still do not know, because quarter four tends to be a very good quarter. we have concern because we have very good revenue comes from india gee of fee. but some of those moves that will happen by the government and therefore the decision for investment and therefore there is a little bit of uncertainty. that is a big reason why we have given a guidance of .5% to 3% in large range. >> suresh -- >> based on the deal plan that we have, we feel that -- what? >> so just to be clear, you're basically saying just so people know what we're talking about, the guide kwans for the current quarter was between 1.2% and 3.5%. you came in at 2.4% revenue growth. your guidance for the next period
there is an issue with respect to fiscal deficit. where we saw the debt ceiling. so if that were to get into any kind of a logjam, not getting results, there can be some amount of sentiment that can impact us. and impact the customers and, therefore, to us. similarly in india, you look, the budget is going to come up in february. worry seeing further moderation in interest rates. but we still do not know, because quarter four tends to be a very good quarter. we have concern because we have very...
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deficit, but without shredding programs like social security and medicare. you called for after overall of government. >> fort week, we understand the people we believe america's prosperity must rest upon the broad shoulders of a riegz middle class. >> mary jo jacoby was former special assistant to reagan. she joins us now. mary jo, good morning. i'm getting you had a few problems with what we heard from the president yesterday. >> well, kelly, it wasn't exactly the inaugural address that i would have written, but, you know, the president delivered it well. the crowd reacted enthusiastically, and now it's time for the nation to get to work. >> what about, mary jo, this sense of coming together, which is the great hope that obama would unite the country? i think people have gotten cynical about those prospects. is that right? >> i think the tone has certainly changed over the last four years and also if inaugural address yesterday, it was not exactly a hands across america speech. >> a lot of people were criticizing the speech for being general. inaugural add
deficit, but without shredding programs like social security and medicare. you called for after overall of government. >> fort week, we understand the people we believe america's prosperity must rest upon the broad shoulders of a riegz middle class. >> mary jo jacoby was former special assistant to reagan. she joins us now. mary jo, good morning. i'm getting you had a few problems with what we heard from the president yesterday. >> well, kelly, it wasn't exactly the inaugural...
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wrong is the current problem of very high debt and combined with high deficits. do there's a large part to the great shock of that recession the. global slowdown starting in two thousand and eight and they became the victims of it now. it isn't the creation of the euro that caused the problem so much because before the euro came into being countries they could lee had a hundred twenty percent. g.d.p. ratios and greece greece had two hundred ten percent belgium had. one time in one thousand nine hundred forty five percent so they let there's a lack of fiscal discipline all and a movement to the left in europe big spending and on. and social projects that couldn't keep going it's no longer now europe also has a static population in some cases declining population and so you have more aged people more pension and bills to pay and fewer people to work to pay them. it created a big problem when the shot came but when you talk about dadt i mean there are i think two points to make because first of all has always been plagued with debt. reg its budget deficit in order t
wrong is the current problem of very high debt and combined with high deficits. do there's a large part to the great shock of that recession the. global slowdown starting in two thousand and eight and they became the victims of it now. it isn't the creation of the euro that caused the problem so much because before the euro came into being countries they could lee had a hundred twenty percent. g.d.p. ratios and greece greece had two hundred ten percent belgium had. one time in one thousand nine...
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it's been running a huge surplus which is the deficit of the other countries of europe that they cannot finance. >> correct. >> that is the essence of the european crisis. >> but in a global environment -- >> the whole question with respect to the u.s. is whether we can sustain our current account relationship with the rest of the world. and particularly with china. and that's a decision that the rest of the world will make. it's completely -- >> james, are we -- we added a new entitlement, obama care, which some, i don't know what that's going to cost. there's some groups, i guess they would call them, if they're too conservative, but trillions and trillions of dollars of additional entitlements that we've just layered over the entitlements we already have. are we at the right level now? is this the perfect level of promises we've made? or would you even go above where we are right now? >> well, i think the problem that we have is that our health care sector is bloated by this enormous private insurance system that we have. this sort of mixed bag of insurance schemes. that makes our he
it's been running a huge surplus which is the deficit of the other countries of europe that they cannot finance. >> correct. >> that is the essence of the european crisis. >> but in a global environment -- >> the whole question with respect to the u.s. is whether we can sustain our current account relationship with the rest of the world. and particularly with china. and that's a decision that the rest of the world will make. it's completely -- >> james, are we --...
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that is the deficit. you take the sum total of those annual deficits and enter oast on them and that creates the national debt which right now is about 16.4 and change trillion dollars. now, the u.s. treasury is empowered to borrow money to make up the shortfall between revenue and expenses, the deficit. but only up to a certain limit. that's the debt ceiling. treasury does not make decisions about how the money is spent. they are simply empowered in this case to write the checks to pay the bills that are already incurred by your democratically elected congress. now that we've hit the debt limit, exceeded it a little bit, the treasury has two options. they can fiddle around with $200 billion the way you would if you're a little short on your monthly bills, paying some now, refinancing a little bit. that would get us through mid-february to early march. once that stops working the treasury needs to rely on the cash it has on hand and the revenue that comes in each day from taxes. problem is there isn't alw
that is the deficit. you take the sum total of those annual deficits and enter oast on them and that creates the national debt which right now is about 16.4 and change trillion dollars. now, the u.s. treasury is empowered to borrow money to make up the shortfall between revenue and expenses, the deficit. but only up to a certain limit. that's the debt ceiling. treasury does not make decisions about how the money is spent. they are simply empowered in this case to write the checks to pay the...
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it does not create new deficits. it does not create new spending. so not raising the debt ceiling is sort of like a family which is trying to improve its credit ratings and i know how we can save money, we will not pay our credit card bills. not the most effective way to improve your credit rating. it was a very slow solution to the debt ceiling in august of 2011 that got the u.s. downgraded last time. so it's very important. all these issues are important, but it's very, very important that congress take necessary action to raise the debt ceiling to avoid a situation where our government does not pay its bills. >> a number of people have expressed concern about how much of the challenges actually were addressed in the deal. it went part of the way, as you mentioned. but it leaves a number of issues still on the table and traditional negotiations are looming. would you characterize that as an additional cliff that is facing us? or do you think it is not as concerning as it was when you raised the term initially? >> as i said, the fiscal cliff, if al
it does not create new deficits. it does not create new spending. so not raising the debt ceiling is sort of like a family which is trying to improve its credit ratings and i know how we can save money, we will not pay our credit card bills. not the most effective way to improve your credit rating. it was a very slow solution to the debt ceiling in august of 2011 that got the u.s. downgraded last time. so it's very important. all these issues are important, but it's very, very important that...
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the deficit is much greater. when i think of the ways and means committee, would change their has been in the composition. the ranking member at a time when i started went to the world bank. i worked with bill on trade. he was handling the tax material mainly. and bill was working on health care at the time. i think a second major change is very much effective today and affects us today. it is this change in composition of the republican party. i think it has moved very much more to the right. i think that makes it very difficult to handle the problems that we have before us. let me comment briefly on where we are. you offer the president yesterday. we have had spending cuts of a trillion and a half dollars. it comes from the budget control act. we have a trillion and a half of spending cuts. essentially in terms of deficit reduction, and has over 600 billion. the account interest, we have essentially of a deficit reduction of $2.5 trillion. the president set a goal of an additional $1 trillion in deficit reducti
the deficit is much greater. when i think of the ways and means committee, would change their has been in the composition. the ranking member at a time when i started went to the world bank. i worked with bill on trade. he was handling the tax material mainly. and bill was working on health care at the time. i think a second major change is very much effective today and affects us today. it is this change in composition of the republican party. i think it has moved very much more to the right....
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it doesn't create new deficits. it doesn't create new spending. so not raising the debt ceiling is sort of like a family, which is trying to improve its credit rating sank i know how we can save money, we won't pay off credit card bills. not the most effective way to improve your credit rating. it was the very slow solution to the debt ceiling in august 2011 i got the u.s. downgraded last time. so it's very, very important that all these issues are important but it's very, very important that congress take necessary action to raise the debt ceiling to avoid a situation where our government doesn't pay its bills. >> a number of people have expressed concern about how much of the challenges actually were addressed in the deal. as you mention it certainly went part way but it leaves another the issues still on the table, and additional negotiations and are looking. would you characterize that as an additional clip that is facing us, or do you think that it's not as concerning as it was when you raised that term initially? >> as i said, the fiscal cli
it doesn't create new deficits. it doesn't create new spending. so not raising the debt ceiling is sort of like a family, which is trying to improve its credit rating sank i know how we can save money, we won't pay off credit card bills. not the most effective way to improve your credit rating. it was the very slow solution to the debt ceiling in august 2011 i got the u.s. downgraded last time. so it's very, very important that all these issues are important but it's very, very important that...
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and reduce our deficit. then he went on to say on february 15 at the budget committee hearing -- quote -- "-- i think this was my question, was this accurate statement that you made, mr. mr. onchltd m.b. director. he said "it's an accurate statement that our current spending will not increase the debt. we've stopped spending money we don't have." i mean i almost can't read those words without the hair standing up on the back of my neck. the director of the office of management and budget appeared before the united states senate budget committee and he said it's an accurate statement, this, baloney, is an accurate statement that our current spending will not be increasing the debt, we've stopped spending money we don't have. nothing could be further -- the lowest single deficit was $600 billion. what about on a different cnn interview on february 14, -- quote -- "it, the budget, takes real actions now so that between now and five years from now we can get our deficit under control so that we can stabilize thi
and reduce our deficit. then he went on to say on february 15 at the budget committee hearing -- quote -- "-- i think this was my question, was this accurate statement that you made, mr. mr. onchltd m.b. director. he said "it's an accurate statement that our current spending will not increase the debt. we've stopped spending money we don't have." i mean i almost can't read those words without the hair standing up on the back of my neck. the director of the office of management...
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if you are truly a deficit buster, you actually should be for it. it is not going to happen. >> i will argue with the mathematics in a minute. morgan, the fact is that we knew we weren't going to get a full blown government-run health care system. we are going to inch our way into it. isn't that what is happening? obamacare what we saw passed a couple years ago was just the beginning of full blown government takeover health care. >> well, i do think rick makes a good point by saying it is unlikely this public option is going to happen. but i'm gonna jump on this idea of funky mathematics. this hundred billion dollar plus number that is getting thrown around is from a 2009 congressional office report. and then in 2010 the number was more like $68 billion. two different programs. and i think that is the big issue with the public option. there are so many if's and questions about whether this would make money or lose money. one of the biggest things being whether subsidees will be involved. >> mike, let's just pull back for a second. when government ta
if you are truly a deficit buster, you actually should be for it. it is not going to happen. >> i will argue with the mathematics in a minute. morgan, the fact is that we knew we weren't going to get a full blown government-run health care system. we are going to inch our way into it. isn't that what is happening? obamacare what we saw passed a couple years ago was just the beginning of full blown government takeover health care. >> well, i do think rick makes a good point by saying...
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i mean they are very concerned about the debt to gdp and the budget deficit, which are running at roughly 101% and 8 to 10%. we kind of look like spain looks right now. if anything we might be worse. but what i think happens is the republicans have two shots. march 1st is the sequester where they can challenge or what we think will happen they will wait until the march 27th continuing resolution and they are going to press the president for spending reductions which is absolutely necessary if we want to maintain at least two of our three aaa credit ratings. >> andy, i just find it amazing we now have a culture where it doesn't matter what you said a couple of years ago, even when you're the head guy running the country. we all know, raid or heard and today was the notable quotable in the "journal" when the president was a senator was a different guy when it comes to his interpretation of voting or not voting for the debt ceiling. but i happened in my opinion agree with you on your interpretation of the republicans and the retreat. i think that principle might be a good thing. centerpiece
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don't you think we need -- >> we have to do something about the deficit and amount we're borrowing and the route goes through the social programs. >> the only route. knew can't solve it with these high levels. we had high levels like this before after world war i and it came to and and what's driving it now is the coast of these programs are out of hand. i'm a democrat and think these are good things to have. >> there you go. republicans don't think it's a good thing. >> no. i'm not arguing they ought to be cut back or slashed or makes the nanny state because people have access to medicare. they're so important to the structure of the country we have a moral obligation to make sure they're solid, properly funded, stable, sustainable over the long period and because they're an important part of the way people look at their lives. >> the big change is how people look at their lives a decade longer. if we address them now rather than waiting for home to blow up in our faces, these can be put in well in advance rather than waiting. you're not talking about people in these programs right no
don't you think we need -- >> we have to do something about the deficit and amount we're borrowing and the route goes through the social programs. >> the only route. knew can't solve it with these high levels. we had high levels like this before after world war i and it came to and and what's driving it now is the coast of these programs are out of hand. i'm a democrat and think these are good things to have. >> there you go. republicans don't think it's a good thing. >>...
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assume we all want to reduce our deficits and reduce the amount of debt. do we want to do that by cutting social security and medicare and taking these entitlements and the safety net and fundamentally changing it or do we want more cash from individuals and from companies and whether you do that through higher rates or tax reform or getting rid of deductions, you know, that's a debate worth having and i think one that democrats can be in a pretty decent position to win if they talk about it in the right way. >> dan gross, thanks for coming. >> thank you. >>> next, developing news this afternoon on the latest sandy aid bill before congress. a house vote is expected tonight but there's plenty of opposition and maybe for good reason. we're spinning as "the cycle" rolls on for tuesday, january 15th. hey sis, it's so great to see you. you, too! oh, cloudy glasses. you didn't have to come over! actually, honey, i think i did... oh? you did? whoa, ladies, easy. hi. cascade kitchen counselor. we can help avoid this with cascade complete pacs. see, over time, casc
assume we all want to reduce our deficits and reduce the amount of debt. do we want to do that by cutting social security and medicare and taking these entitlements and the safety net and fundamentally changing it or do we want more cash from individuals and from companies and whether you do that through higher rates or tax reform or getting rid of deductions, you know, that's a debate worth having and i think one that democrats can be in a pretty decent position to win if they talk about it in...
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extended deficit financing. the longer term problem is to a very large extent the product of key entitlement program that are an important part of the nation's safety net for the elderly. slowing the growth of spending in the nation's entitlement program help make programs secure for current and future workers, and we think that's very important. by 2035, there's only two workers per beneficiary, and a typical 65-year-old retiree, has a 50% longer retirement than occurred in 1995. this is a very serious issue. currently, the social security retirement is as a pay as you go system that provides more annual benefits than the payroll tax collects. if left alone, this eventually will need to insolvency, particularly with the rapidly increasing number of baby boomers who are retiring every day as was referred to by mya and louis. i don't have the programmatic expertise to suggest the right solutions, but it's important to analyze the acceptable message to assure that these programs can be available to future retirees
extended deficit financing. the longer term problem is to a very large extent the product of key entitlement program that are an important part of the nation's safety net for the elderly. slowing the growth of spending in the nation's entitlement program help make programs secure for current and future workers, and we think that's very important. by 2035, there's only two workers per beneficiary, and a typical 65-year-old retiree, has a 50% longer retirement than occurred in 1995. this is a...
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i think it's something here because there is this deficit in russian society there are many poor people still here people have been pulled out of poverty yes but there are still huge divisions in this country that hinders an identity. issue we can help bring the country there's a lot of black holes throughout russia when we're basically talking all the time about moscow but russians are right very huge country peter and i have traveled russia a lot and we've seen these places you know. and they're kind of stuck with whatever moscow decides they're stuck with that decision so they don't really have a place in the entire nationalism of the country of that pride they hear what moscow is doing over there and they're kind of left over on the sidelines they need to be involved more. interesting is when i was in lot of a stock for apec and that was a very different russia. was really quite refreshing because it was very conservative out there very patriotic extremely patriotic i was really impressed and the amount of money they put into investing it and that was kind of a branding rebranding o
i think it's something here because there is this deficit in russian society there are many poor people still here people have been pulled out of poverty yes but there are still huge divisions in this country that hinders an identity. issue we can help bring the country there's a lot of black holes throughout russia when we're basically talking all the time about moscow but russians are right very huge country peter and i have traveled russia a lot and we've seen these places you know. and...
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fiscal cliff, deficit, every single issue. the president's bills never go on the floor of the senate. there are bills that mcconnell agrees to before they reach the floor. because otherwise they can't proceed. one of these reforms that senator merkley talked about is just no more motion to proceed. the majority leader can put a bill on the floor. this is out of control. >> now, let me show you your union's advertising campaign against the filibuster. and let me just show you that first. then i want to ask a question. >> as climate change threatens the world we leave to our children and good u.s. jobs move overseas, time in the senate ticks by. it keeps ticking by with no results. because the system is broken. but we can fix it. and make the senate work for us again. >> people are stunned when they find out it was not majority vote. that one senator can just stop the process. is it your hope and the hope of cwa that when you do ads like this that the public will put pressure on their senators to reform this and just make it fai
fiscal cliff, deficit, every single issue. the president's bills never go on the floor of the senate. there are bills that mcconnell agrees to before they reach the floor. because otherwise they can't proceed. one of these reforms that senator merkley talked about is just no more motion to proceed. the majority leader can put a bill on the floor. this is out of control. >> now, let me show you your union's advertising campaign against the filibuster. and let me just show you that first....
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david: so will america have to learn to live with the european-sized deficit? let's ask gerry seib, the "wall street journal" political editor. first of all, why are you here in new york when the inauguration is in d.c.? >> too much insanity down there. david: all right. he made a reference to the deficit but immediately followed that reference with a big but, he said we have to cut the deficit but we need to continue to spend more money for a bigger government? >> i think you have to think of this inaugural as having messages for both republican opposition and also his own base. i think the message to republicans was look, i have an agenda for a second term. it is going to include some things we didn't get around to like climate control in the first term because we were dealing with an economic crisis, and to his base he's saying look i'm not going to give in, i'm not going to cave because he's under some pressure from the left from people who say you have given up too much, you haven't talked about the poor enough. david: there are other democrats who are say
david: so will america have to learn to live with the european-sized deficit? let's ask gerry seib, the "wall street journal" political editor. first of all, why are you here in new york when the inauguration is in d.c.? >> too much insanity down there. david: all right. he made a reference to the deficit but immediately followed that reference with a big but, he said we have to cut the deficit but we need to continue to spend more money for a bigger government? >> i think...
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we have an education deficit. we have skill development deficits closely related to education. we have an infrastructure development and repair deficit of e mori nows -- enormously important pace of proportions, and look at other countries from the recession and countries with very different political systems than ours to see the close relationship that infrastructure investment and development have on the likelihood and pace of recovery from a severe, global downturn. we also have, if not a deficit, an important urgent need to address the issue of energy and independence and opportunity that's sitting right in front of us ready to be advanced in the next year or two, but that requires leadership and initiative in washington and immigration reform, again, the subject that was discussed before. one more word, finally, about the process. for this, i go back to an earlier part of my life as a professor of law and one of the subjects i taught every year was negotiation. negotiation of a variety of contacts from international to commercial and transactional to labor management dispu
we have an education deficit. we have skill development deficits closely related to education. we have an infrastructure development and repair deficit of e mori nows -- enormously important pace of proportions, and look at other countries from the recession and countries with very different political systems than ours to see the close relationship that infrastructure investment and development have on the likelihood and pace of recovery from a severe, global downturn. we also have, if not a...
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then the risks accumulate and the federal reserve has been printing money to finance the government deficit, buying a lot of government bonds and at some point that is going to come apart and it might come apart, might come apart in a fashion that is rather like august of 2007 where things seem to be going smoothly and then all of a sudden it all falls apart and the question is do we have adequate contingency plans in place should that happen? >> right. >> i fear we do not. >> before we let you go, when these transcripts come out do they evoke any memories for you good or bad about these meetings? >> oh, well they evoke lots of memories. i haven't seen the transcripts of course. i look forward to reviewing it because that was my last full year in office. it was a wonderful experience to be there. i learned an awful lot. and certainly one of the things i reflect on is the various points that we missed that i missed and my colleagues missed. >> william poole, former st. louis fed president, thank you so much for your time. steve, thanks to you for sticking around. >> my pleasure. >> meantime
then the risks accumulate and the federal reserve has been printing money to finance the government deficit, buying a lot of government bonds and at some point that is going to come apart and it might come apart, might come apart in a fashion that is rather like august of 2007 where things seem to be going smoothly and then all of a sudden it all falls apart and the question is do we have adequate contingency plans in place should that happen? >> right. >> i fear we do not. >>...
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when we're spending our time here talking about the deficit stuff and raising the deficit we are simply saying to the world, for the first time america is not going pay its debts. my question to you, mr. johnson is this, if this was such a good idea, why haven't we done it before? we could have saved a lot of money by not paying our debts. why did we suddenly decide this the s the time to do it? give me the understanding so the american people can understand after all of these years under the first world war i voted under president bush, both of them to raise the debt limit. but now we're going to stop paying. please tell me why they're doing this? >> congressman, it's not a good idea and it was not the way policy was run. go back to 1789, after the restructuring of debt which alexander hamilton began fiscal government in this country. it took a long time to convince the world that the u.s. was the safest place to put your reserve assets or your rainy day money. it was a great achievement but now it is being thrown away for what i presume some negotiating purposes which makes no sense.
when we're spending our time here talking about the deficit stuff and raising the deficit we are simply saying to the world, for the first time america is not going pay its debts. my question to you, mr. johnson is this, if this was such a good idea, why haven't we done it before? we could have saved a lot of money by not paying our debts. why did we suddenly decide this the s the time to do it? give me the understanding so the american people can understand after all of these years under the...
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we're running multitrillion dollar deficits. we've gone from $10 trillion in debt to $16 trillion in debt in the first four years of this presidency, and we now recognize we got to save this president from himself, and we're not going to do it by nickel and diming every two months, three months, four months. we've got to lay out the vision for america that we have, how do we save ourselves from a debt crisis, and force the senate to put forward their view of how we save ourselves from a debt crisis. let the senate lay out its tax proposals. let the senate lay out its entitlement reforms if they have them. and then we can have an adult conversation once the senate passes its budget and the house passes its budget. >> right. but you say if they have them. what makes you think that there is any more fertile ground for reform this week or next week than there was at the end of last year. >> i agree with you that the senate hasn't had those ideas, which is why we're calling the senate's bluff today by saying pass a budget or don't ge
we're running multitrillion dollar deficits. we've gone from $10 trillion in debt to $16 trillion in debt in the first four years of this presidency, and we now recognize we got to save this president from himself, and we're not going to do it by nickel and diming every two months, three months, four months. we've got to lay out the vision for america that we have, how do we save ourselves from a debt crisis, and force the senate to put forward their view of how we save ourselves from a debt...
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the president said a core of an additional $1 trillion deficit reduction. if are going to essentially destabilize the data, say 73% of gdp, we are going to have to, in the next period of time have a deficit reduction of about $1.4 trillion. for me, that's the goal we should set a period and so the argument we're having in addition to what the deficit to the target should be, were having a major battle over what should be the composition of deficit reduction. so let me just give you my point of view. the president yesterday talked about having balance had a thing for us democrats, that's the key. there has to be a mixture of spending cut and further revenue. and we need that balance for three reasons. number one, in order to promote economic growth. in my judgment, it followed that comes from cuts in programs, and i will accelerate economic growth. the second reason relates to income inequality. there has been a startling change in the last 20 years really. the middle-class has essentially been stagnant in the figure really is in 2010, 93% of income growth w
the president said a core of an additional $1 trillion deficit reduction. if are going to essentially destabilize the data, say 73% of gdp, we are going to have to, in the next period of time have a deficit reduction of about $1.4 trillion. for me, that's the goal we should set a period and so the argument we're having in addition to what the deficit to the target should be, were having a major battle over what should be the composition of deficit reduction. so let me just give you my point of...
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controls on imports we have the so-called deficit hawks here in the united states who are downright hysterical that our debt to g.d.p. ratio is depending on whose numbers you're using and whether social security somewhere that ever had a seventy percent or one hundred ten percent and yet japan is over two hundred percent of their g.d.p. is dead is that not the case if i'm remembering correctly and if so why is that not a problem for them. well it is their figures them on that circuit or on it's hard to know with just these figures for us what's really going on because there may be double counting there but the larger issue here is that the deficit hawks in the united states are looking at the wrong thing they're looking at. the borrowing debt relative to the domestic economy what they should be looking at is the extent to which the united states is having to borrow abroad and of course these days particularly borrow borrow from china in effect american defense policy these days and months to borrowing from china to defend the curled up from china it is a totally nonsensical passage in india an
controls on imports we have the so-called deficit hawks here in the united states who are downright hysterical that our debt to g.d.p. ratio is depending on whose numbers you're using and whether social security somewhere that ever had a seventy percent or one hundred ten percent and yet japan is over two hundred percent of their g.d.p. is dead is that not the case if i'm remembering correctly and if so why is that not a problem for them. well it is their figures them on that circuit or on it's...
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anchoring that would actually indicate the determination to change the debt trajectory, reduce the deficit. >> lagarde gave her view on thursday. she supported a 2% inflation target which abe asked the bank of japan to set. she said it's a good idea if the central bank can maintain its independence. more business news next hour. here is a check on markets once again. >>> japanese prime minister has conveyed his concern. the two leaders met in the thai capital of bangkok. abe touched on the issue of the senkaku islands in the east china sea. the islands are controlled by japan but claimed by china and taiwan. he said chinese ships repeatedly violated the waters around the island and the country's plane entered japanese air space last month. he say it's crucial to deal with the issues in accordance to law. she offered her understanding for japan's position. she said thailand will play a constructive role in improving relations with relevant nations. >>> diplomats have agreed to urge the un security council to punish north korea for its latest mission law firm. japan's lead envoy in the six-p
anchoring that would actually indicate the determination to change the debt trajectory, reduce the deficit. >> lagarde gave her view on thursday. she supported a 2% inflation target which abe asked the bank of japan to set. she said it's a good idea if the central bank can maintain its independence. more business news next hour. here is a check on markets once again. >>> japanese prime minister has conveyed his concern. the two leaders met in the thai capital of bangkok. abe...
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we have had trialion dollar deficits every year. nobody would expect to be paid if they didn't do their job. no budget, no pay. if harry reid cannot pass a budget, they are fundamentally moving the responsibility why they should even be in the majority. to me, this is a turning point for this country, getting to the fundamentals of a planning for the future that this could be the mark of a great american comeback. >> good evening. yesterday, the president was inaugurated and he took a similar -- he took an oath of office that is very similar to the one that we take as members of congress, to uphold the constitution and to protect this country. and it starts with getting a budget in place. that is pretty fundamental to governing and the federal government is operating right now with a continuing resolution. and we need a budget in place. we need a senate to pass the budget. it's going on four years since the senate has passed the budget. the senate has said his budget is going to be delayed. america, families understand they need to
we have had trialion dollar deficits every year. nobody would expect to be paid if they didn't do their job. no budget, no pay. if harry reid cannot pass a budget, they are fundamentally moving the responsibility why they should even be in the majority. to me, this is a turning point for this country, getting to the fundamentals of a planning for the future that this could be the mark of a great american comeback. >> good evening. yesterday, the president was inaugurated and he took a...